The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-10-05
THROUGH TO ST. LOUIS.
The Good People OF Terre Haute Tender
Him a Warm Welcome to Their City.

The Good People OF Terre Haute Tender
Him a Warm Welcome to Their City.
TERRE HAUTE, October 1.-The train
bearing the Presidential party left Indian
apolis an hour late but the time was made
up before it reached Terre Haute, The
President and Mrs. Cleveland expressed
themselves as delighted with the warmth
and cordiality of their reception and with
the general appearance of the town, its
inhabitants and its public buildings.
a single accident only, marred the pleas
ure of the visit On the way to the depot
the horse ridden by a member of the
Governors staff Immediately in front of
the Presidents carriage, became alarmed,
reared, threw its rider and fell upon him.
The man was assisted to his feet, but was
laid upon the parking at the side of the
street and remained there surrounded by
knot Of bis comrades as the procession
moved past The time for leaving was
already up and the visitors were driven to
the depot without learning the name of
the injured gentleman. Fervent hopes
are expire sed that the accident may not
prove as serious as it appeared in passing.
The stop at Indianapolis proved relief
to the fatigue ard monotony which in
evitable to thirty hours continuous ride.
The speech making was commercially
brief it having already got abroad that
this is not missionary expedition bat
simply one Of exploration and discovery.
The parting episode at indianapolis was a
stentorian invitation, audible above the
cheers Of the multitude to Come again,
Grover" to which the President raised his
hat and smiliDgly bowed his thanks.
Among the mementoes of the visit
brought away by the distinguished guests
is Waterbury watch which was presented
by some one at the reception in the CAPITOL
GrnuQr ha
regards OF a travelling salesman" Two or
three thousand persons were assembled at
the station at Greencastle. Ind, aud paid
their respects vociterously as the train ran
past at a slow rate. A long train load OF
returning Grand Army men stood upon a
siding, the passengers in which crowded
its platforms and windows and waved aud
shouted their salutes-
At Terre Haute station, a crowd of sew
eral thousand persons thronged the track
and platforms and made the disembarka.
ton of the party a difficult and somewhat
DANGEROUS proceeding, The President was
received by Senator Vonhees, ex.Secretary
Thompson and q committee, and with his
companions was driven to the Normal
school building. in front Of which stand
bad been erected for the formalItiess
on IRE with enthusiasm: accompanying
the carriages on their way and maintain
ing one unceasing din of cheers. Thous-
ands Of national flags were flying from the
windows along the way, and many build.
ings were deliberately decorated with bun
ting. 1t was dark before the procession
reached its stand, and the time for the de-
parture of the train was already past The
great square contained, as nearly as could
he estimated by the glare of the electric
light, more than 10000 persons.
SPEECH
Senator Voorhees, called the assemblage
10 order, asked for silence and announced
that Hon. Richard Thompson would vel.
come to TeTre Haute the President of the
United States. Mr.. Thompson in the
course OF bis speech OF welcome dEet
briefly on the boundless resources OF the
Mississippi valley, to which the President
was making his first visit.
The President replied ~ follows: II have